The Tortoise and the Hare
Rakim felt a cold bead of sweat dripping down his back. "Feel your 'sins crawling down your back,' buddy?" The bat looked up at her, mouth agape. "Huh?" The hare winked at him. "Relax, I'm just kidding around. Good luck, man!" she chirped. ...
Flame War
Despite his best efforts, Rakim's fears around his Irshad's ongoing holy war against the flames continued to grow. "Do... Do you think you're going to be a firefighter for the rest of your life, mother?" Her countenance darkened a bit at this. "I know...
For Sore Eyes
Rakim had met Dana after he'd already gone out with Ogun, Soma, and Scylla. He'd still been pre-op at the time. Fortunately, they hadn't had any hang-ups about it. They were an... equal opportunity employer, as far as such matters were concerned....
Saved
'Who survived, anyone new, anyone else but you?' (Porter Robinson, Sad Machine) It was on their way back to Rakim's place on that night that they first heard the alarm. "Oh shit!" As their brisk walk turned into a frantic run, they got near...
Second Nature
"Oh, they came up with something new in prosthetics just last year, it turns out," his dragon head turned to the bat as they gamed, back to sitting side by side in his apartment facing his screen, just as they'd been before. "Oh, what?" he tilted his...
Spheres of Influence
The whole country was in shock. The world reeled. How could this have happened? "Mandrake, are you awake?" The otter awoke to pick up his phone groggily. "I am now, what's going on, Klein?" At this hour it had better have been important. "It's Mano....